Detroit Steel Artists: How Edsel Ford, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts Turned Motor City Into a Styling Mecca Before Harley Earl

Kirjan Detroit Steel Artists: How Edsel Ford, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts Turned Motor City Into a Styling Mecca Before Harley Earl (2022) on kirjoittanut Matthew Kilkenny. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Beaver's Pond Press. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 304 sivua ja se on sidottu.

<p><i><b>" Detroit Steel Artists] is illustrated with sumptuous photos of period cars shot by pros. . . . Woven through the images is a detailed and well-constructed narrative, one that uncovers unsung heroes of the time period. " -- <i>Car and Driver Magazine<p>Printed in a large 12&#8243; x 12&#8243; format with 296 hardbound pages, <i>Detroit Steel Artists is the first comprehensive story of the avant-garde artists of the automotive business--the outcasts who changed Motor City forever and made styling a selling point in the early 1920s. <i>Driving calls it "an almost essential addition to the library of any pre-war American Classic Car Enthusiasts. "<p>The book details how societal changes, including the modernization of business and the women's movement, were powerful factors for styling's rise in significance. The forward-looking semi-custom car designs, from companies such as Le Baron and Dietrich, became a key strategy for styling's acceptance in Detroit for production cars--before Harley Earl. <p>Inspired by Edsel Ford's vision, Ray Dietrich, Tom Hibbard, and Ralph Roberts battled with engineers and executives in drafting rooms and board rooms over design. Packed with lively first-person stories supported by extensive research, <i>Detroit Steel Artists relates the successes and failures of these pioneering steel artists. With more than a hundred period and modern images, <i>Detroit Steel Artists takes readers on a panoramic tour of some of the most beautiful cars of the Classic Car Era. <p><b>About the author . . . Matthew Kilkenny holds degrees from San Jose State University and has a Deming Scholars MBA from Fordham University in New York. A Bay Area native, he's spent his career in engineering and management roles in Silicon Valley, is a judge for the Packard Open Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and is a member of the Classic Car Club of America, The Packard Club, and the Society of Automotive Historians.